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Unit 4 at Medupi Power Station, which had been offline since August 8, 2021, was returned to service ahead of schedule.

Structural load-shedding has effectively been eradicated with Eskom gearing to improve its energy availability factor (EAF) ...

Eskom’s recent announcement of stage 6 load shedding has raised alarms among political and economic analysts, who view it as a significant setback for the Government of National Unity and a ...

The chance of a return to load shedding this winter has been reduced after Eskom announced it reintegrated Medupi unit 4.

Eskom’s winter outlook predicts that load-shedding is ‘expected to be avoided’ if unplanned maintenance remains below 13 gigawatts (GW). The power utility announced its winter power system ...

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The utility has seen a significant period of uninterrupted supply, with no load shedding implemented since May this year.

Despite the reduction in the amount of load shedding Eskom has subjected South Africans to since the beginning of the year, residents of Tshwane have experienced no relief.

Eskom restored Medupi Unit 4 early, adding 800 MW and helping end load-shedding • Coal still dominates South Africa’s power, slowing the energy transition • Eskom and industry are investing in ...